Meet Our Staff

We have years of experience caring for families from all walks of life, cultures and faiths. Our unsurpassed staff and our family provide kind, caring, professional service. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession who are dedicated to excellence in service, adhere to the highest funeral industry standards, and have exceptional integrity. We consistently earn phenomenally high customer satisfaction survey results.

Our licensed, professional staff is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 805-482-1959 anytime. We will even come to you to make arrangements in the comfort of your home.

Prompt, compassionate service is always just a phone call away, where and when you need it.

Steven Mora

Managing Partner

Steven Mora is the Managing Partner for Conejo Mountain. He is a native of Denver, Colorado and enjoys spending time with his family, his dogs Dancing and Jazz Music. Steve is a Licensed California Funeral Director, Crematory and Cemetery Manager for the operation at Conejo Mountain. Steve is a member of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce and volunteers in his spare time with many organizations. He and his family are members of the Camarillo Christian church. Steve believes that the Funeral profession is a very Nobel profession and says, "Helping families is the most important commitment that we can give at the most difficult time in their lives." Steve invites all in the community to please come by for a personal complimentary tour of Conejo Mountain's beautiful Memorial Park, Funeral Home and. onsite Crematory facility. Please come experience the difference with Conejo Mountain.

Alexander Crider

Marketing Director

Alex joined Conejo Mountain in December 2007 and carries two decades of Cemetery, Funeral, and Advanced Planning experience. During the course of his career, Alex has held a number of positions, including Advance Planning Counselor, AP Department Manager, AP Director, Family Service Counselor, Family Service Manager, and Sales Manager. Professionally, Alex holds a Cemetery Broker License and an Insurance License for the state of California.

Alex lives with his wife Diane and daughter in Camarillo Victoria, where they attend Calvary Nexus. He enjoys all kinds of travel, from vacationing in Maui and Scotland to cruises and old fashioned road trips by car or motorcycle. He also enjoys exhilarating activities such as surfing, sailing, sky diving, bungee jumping, and riding his Harley. His most cherished activity, however, is time spent with family. “I thank God every day for His blessings.”

“You have already wisely prepared for what might happen - medical insurance, auto insurance, fire detectors, spare tire, etc. Now, for those who mean the most, be prepared for what will happen someday. Call us right now at 805-482-1959 and learn about your options. Don't procrastinate."

Be prepared. Plan ahead. Protect your family. Have peace of mind.

Elaine Doberne

Administration Manager

Elaine, in dual roles as office manager and office administrator, has been working at this most beautiful park since 1991. In 1969, she graduated from the University of California, Irvine, and in 1990 earned her Certified Public Accountant certificate.

In her leisure time, she stays busy crocheting, knitting, baking, reading, shopping or just chatting with friends and family. She loves children and cats. She and her husband, Philip, have four children but no cats due to allergies.

"Every day is a blessing, and every day brings new experiences."

James Garcia

Grounds Superintendent

Born and raised in Camarillo with his two brothers, James is a 1994 graduate of Camarillo High School. His father, Joe, was hired in 1976 by founder Mary H. Smith and soon became a grounds foreman. James was born that same year and literally grew up on the cemetery property, surrounded by deer, rabbits, doves and quail.

As a youth, he enjoyed hiking, camping, and hunting, and fishing from the creek that flows under the white bridge on Howard Road as you approach the park. As a teenager, he began working for his father part-time while attending school. Now, following in his father's footsteps, he is the Grounds Superintendent at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park.

James loves spending time with his wife Staci and their two girls, Jamie and Ashlee. They enjoy camping, fishing, barbecuing, and just hanging out.

Nick Rios

Funeral Director

Nick was born and raised in Ventura, where he currently resides with his wife. He is a graduate of Ventura High School and went on to finish his Associates Degree at Ventura College.

Bringing over eight years of experience in the funeral industry, Nick is a Licensed Funeral Director and Notary. He prides himself on his compassion and professionalism.

In his spare time, Nick enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, listening to music, running, reading and traveling. He became part of the Conejo Mountain family in 2015.

Erin Arteaga

Funeral Director

Erin Arteaga is a licensed Funeral Director with
over 10 years of experience in the industry. Throughout her career, she has
enjoyed working as a receptionist, Crematory Operator and Funeral Director. She
enjoys caring for the loved ones that have been entrusted to her, creating
artistic printed materials for services and training fellow associates on
various processes.

Erin grew up in Simi Valley before settling in
Moorpark with her husband and son in 2014. She and her family frequently travel
to the lakes of the Eastern Sierras to fly fish on float tubes. They enjoy
ocean fishing locally as well.

Previously involved with the Calabasas Chamber
of Commerce, the Calabasas Every 15 Minute Program and docenting at Strathearn
Historical Park and Museum in Simi Valley, she looks forward to exploring
community involvement opportunities in the immediate area.

Erin feels privileged to be given the
opportunity to serve our local families and values the great responsibility
that accompanies such an honor.

Franchesca Gil

Funeral Director

Franchesca is a Southern California native, born and raised
in Lakewood and is the youngest of eight children. She moved to Ventura County
in January, 2015 and currently resides in Ventura with her loving husband, two
cats and one sweet, old black lab.

In December 2010, she graduated from Cypress College with an Associate’s Degree
in Mortuary Science. She is a licensed Funeral Director and has been working in
the funeral industry since September, 2010. Being a Funeral Director is a true
calling for Franchesca. She feels honored to have the opportunity to serve the
families of the Conejo Valley.

In her spare time, Franchesca enjoys spending time with her husband and family,
going to the beach, driving to Santa Barbara, going to museums and parks and
exploring all that Ventura County has to offer.

Kevin Boyle

Family Service Counselor

Originally from Long Island, New York, Kevin has lived in the Conejo Valley since 1981.

Kevin joined the Conejo Mountain team in 2012, bringing with him nearly a decade of experience. The beauty of the surrounding foothills and the expansive vistas of Conejo Mountain are a favorite feature of his. Moreover, he appreciates the privilege of helping families who are planning for the future as well as families who have suffered a loss.

Kevin is active in the community and has coached several teams in a variety of sports, including roller hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.

Kevin also enjoys the outdoors, listening to all types of music, and dancing. Above all, Kevin enjoys the time he spends with his family.

Ellie Mosher

Family Service Counselor

Ellie has been happily married for 33 years and currently lives in Moorpark. Her family includes two sons, a daughter, and four beautiful granddaughters. Before entering her current profession, she worked in the dental field for many years, conducting international training and sales seminars for various universities before starting her own dental company. Ellie began working in the cemetery and funeral industry 21 years ago in San Diego. She joined the team at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in 2007. She is a member of the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce, Moorpark Rotary Club, Moorpark Boys and Girls Club, and Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, where she and her husband Scott are involved in the Leadership Team.

Ellie loves traveling, reading, and spending time with her family.

Ellie feels that the best part of her job is helping families and making a difference in their lives.

David Arimura

Family Service Counselor

Born in Camarillo to Sumitoshi and Emiko Arimura, David and his brother Chris have lived in Camarillo their entire lives. He graduated from Camarillo High School in 1981 and worked in his family's growing flower business, which was established in 1955. In September 1984, he started a new division of the company to market, package and ship flowers to most cities in the U.S. and Canada.

David and his wife have three daughters who keep them active. He is also a part of a mountain biking group established in 1995. He is a regular member of Crossroads Community Church and loves football and classic American Muscle Cars.

Patrick Boetticher

Family Service Counselor

Patrick
Boetticher was raised here in Camarillo attended Las Colinas and Camarillo High
School, He attended Moorpark College obtaining his degree in liberal arts in
2003. He earned his Eagle Scout rank at an early age and continues to be active
in the local Boy Scout program with his son. Patrick has a wide variety of
interests, from motorcycles to camping at the beach and working on his classic
car.

He is happily married to Debra and enjoys
spending time with their Eight-year-old son Jacob and Six-year-old daughter
Molly, and his puppy Roxi.

Denny Clayton

Family Service Counselor

Denny and his wife live in Ventura. They have two sons and a wonderful granddaughter. Outside of his career, he enjoys almost everything the great outdoors can offer.

Denny has been a Family Service Counselor at Conejo Mountain for many years and has had the privilege of serving many families in our community. He feels every family deserves compassion and care as well as personalized service to fit their particular needs. He believes Conejo Mountain's pristine, tranquil setting can provide a healing and inspirational experience for all families who visit.

Joe Ortiz

Funeral Ambassador

Joe Ortiz comes to Conejo Mountain from the Oxnard educational system, where he served as an administrator for the Oxnard Elementary School District. Joe works as an Ambassador assisting families with their funeral services. He is a lifelong resident of Camarillo and is very active in local sports activities, in addition to serving on the bereavement team for St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. Joe brings compassion to helping the families he serves at Conejo Mountain with pride and care.

Mack Braden

Funeral Ambassador

Mack Braden joins the
Conejo Mountain team with 30 years of pastoral ministry experience, while he continues
to serve as pastor of Lakeside Church in Lake Arrowhead. His pastoral
experience makes him uniquely qualified to serve families with all aspects of
their funeral needs. Mack and his wife Nancy are Camarillo natives and enjoy mountain
biking, water skiing and spending time with their five children and four
grandchildren.

Lydia Alaniz

Funeral Ambassador

Lydia Alaniz was raised in Ventura County, and has traveled through Missions and the importance of serving the community and the families here at Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Lydia is also a Medical Health care provider as well as being active with the local hospices.

Glenn Mossembekker

Funeral Ambassador

Glenn Mossembekker comes to Conejo Mountain Funeral Home as a former US Army Vietnam Veteran and 30-year Mechanical Engineer retiree from Lockheed Martin Corporation. He is uniquely positioned as an Ambassador who loves interfacing and assisting families with all their funeral service needs. He is compassionate and knows what families go through after having lost close friends himself in the war.

Glenn has a wife named Helena, who owns an agency for assisting elderly home care, and two children who are both university graduates, a daughter Jenny who works for AMGEN and a son Jason who is currently working for Conejo Mountain.

Glenn loves traveling and has already visited many US states and many foreign countries. Also, Glenn enjoys attending professional sporting events or watching them on television.

Paul White

Funeral Ambassador

Paul White is the newest member to the Conejo Mountain Family as of October 10th, 2017. He recently moved to Camarillo from Chandler AZ with his wife Dianne. Paul come with a vast knowledge of Funeral service and looks forward to being part community as an ambassador for our Funeral Home.

Jason Mossembekker

Funeral Ambassador

Jason serves as an Ambassador for Conejo Mountain and prides himself on giving exceptional customer service to the families he serves. Jason is a California State University Channel Islands graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and has lived in Camarillo most of his life. Jason believes in helping those in need and plans to continue that by working in a hospital. Formerly a nationally ranked tennis player, Jason still enjoys the game in his spare time.

FAMILY SERVICE COUNSELORS

Maricruz Olmos

Administrative Assistant

Mari has over 10 years of experience being with Conejo Mountain. She currently resides in Oxnard with her husband and three daughters.

Mari says, "helping families is my calling."

Tina Ramirez

Administrative Assistant

Tina and her husband Alejandro have been happily married for
18 years. They presently reside in the
city of Oxnard, sharing four adult children, two teenage sons, one teenage
daughter, and a beautiful 3-year-old granddaughter…in addition to three highly
protective Rottweilers.

Tina enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends
and family, researching anything ancestry related but most importantly, loving
a clean house and always ready to start a new interior design project at home.

Jacqueline Denning

Embalmer/Crematory Operator

Sandra Byrd

Administrative Assistant

Sandy, her husband, and their two daughters are longtime Camarillo residents since 1979. Sandy brings with her a background in retail sales, where she held several management positions. Sandy feels that it is a privilege to work at Camarillo's greatest treasure, Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory. All of Sandy's spare time is taken up by her granddaughters, grandma’s to-do list, and spending time with her three beautiful Pomeranian dogs that she enjoys and loves so much.

Carol Natera-Norey

Administrative Assistant

After attending a service over 19 years ago at Conejo Mountain and seeing the beauty of the memorial park, Carol phoned the next day to inquire if they needed her administrative skills. Prior to coming to Conejo Mountain, she held positions in the real estate and title industries.

Carol believes the work that we do truly makes a positive difference in the lives of the families that we are privileged to serve.

Carol, a native of Ventura County, has lived here most of her life. She and her husband currently reside in Camarillo.

Lilli Balsano

Administrative Assistant

I have the
privilege of working, I call it Serving, with the Wonderful Conejo Mountain
Team for the last 3 years. I was born in Ontario, Canada and have raised
my Dear 4 Children here in Camarillo. I have been Blessed with a Loving
and Kind Family that is growing; I now have 9 Grand Children and they are
GRAND…

I Serve as a
Welcome Team Coordinator at Calvary Community Church in Westlake, CA. My
heart is filled with Joy as I Welcome our Attendees each Sunday at our 11am
Service.

Serving in
the Name of Love and Compassion is my Life’s Mission, so as I Serve here at
Conejo Mountain I experience many heartfelt Precious Moments with our Dear
Families, be it in person or on the phone. So important to be Open to
Serving with Love.

I am
thankful for the Opportunity to be here at Conejo Mountain.

Ricardo Moreno

Grounds Foreman

Ricardo Moreno is the Grounds Foreman at Conejo Mountain
Memorial Park, joining the crew in 2002.

Ricardo was originally born in Mexico but has been a
Californian since 1993. Soon after graduating High School in 1997, he pursued a
career in machining but soon changed paths, discovering he preferred to work
outdoors.

In his free time, Ricardo likes to relax by working on his
1969 GMC and fixing things around the house. What he values the most, though,
is spending quality time with his wife and son. They enjoy taking impromptu hiking
trips in the local hills and quiet evenings at home, “family movie night.”

Servando Moreno

Grounds Crew

Servando Moreno has lived in Ventura County for over 30
years. Before joining the Conejo Mountain Grounds Crew in 2005, he spent 13 years
manicuring the lawns of Sherwood Country Club. Servando takes particular pride
in ensuring our cemetery grounds remain pristine.

In his spare time, Servando enjoys tinkering with his cars,
listening to music and learning new things.

Arturo Rios

Grounds Crew

Arturo Rios has served with the Grounds Crew of Conejo
Mountain Memorial Park since 2006. He and his family have lived in beautiful,
sunny Camarillo for 43 years. When Arturo is not working hard, he enjoys
spending time with his four grandchildren.

Alexander Reyes

Grounds Crew

Alexander Reyes has been employed with Conejo Mountain Memorial
Park for 11 years. He recalls his first day with the company as May 12th
of 2007.

He thanks God for the many blessings in his life. He has two
sons. He enjoys watching soccer and basketball on TV. Each day, Alex wakes up
thinking of how he can better serve our Conejo families and the community as a
whole.

“God Bless you all.”

Marco Antonio Rodriguez

Grounds Crew

Marco Antonio Rodriguez was born on a small ranch located in
Michoacán, Mexico. He grew up in a modest home with seven of his siblings, Marco
being the youngest.

Marco moved to the United States to start a better life for himself.
As one could imagine, it was very difficult and at many times, overwhelming. With
faith, all he felt he could do was to look to the future and strive for
success. When Marco’s mother passed away in Mexico, for various reasons, he was
not able to attend her burial. Considering this marked event in his life and
the fact that he now works in a cemetery, he has come to wear his heart on his
sleeve. He feels very fortunate to have this job and enjoys challenging himself
and learning new things.

Marco’s life experiences have taught him to be humble and
honest. Honesty has always been considered a valuable virtue to him. Therefore,
he strives to be as honest and caring to everyone he crosses paths with here at
Conejo Mountain and in his personal life.

Marco is very proud of where he is today. He has achieved
many goals and continues to work on many others, all while watching his two
daughters grow and succeed in their own lives. He considers his children his
greatest blessings and is forever thankful for the man he is today.

“Thank you very much and may God Bless you.”

Estanislado "Tani" Rodriguez

Grounds Crew

Estanislado Rodriguez has been employed with Conejo Mountain
Memorial Park for five years. He enjoys watching and playing soccer.

Jose Luis Romo

Grounds Crew

Jose Luis Romo was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico and I has
lived in the United States for approximately 35 years. He first lived in Santa
Paula for 18 years, then in Las Vegas for eight years before returning to Santa
Paula in 2008.

Jose worked for many years in agriculture and construction
before joining the Conejo Mountain team with whom he has worked for almost a
year.

He has been married for 30 years, has a son and a daughter,
and enjoys watching soccer and spending time with friends.

Alan Ducker

Advanced Planning Counselor

Alan has been married for 42 years and has three grandchildren. He is the longest-tenured counselor with 11 years of service, coming from a restaurant management career of 45 years.

A Ventura resident for 28 years, Alan is deeply involved in his community and a variety of charitable organizations.

"Even after all these years, I still marvel at the beautiful surroundings that I am privileged to work in every day."